Relief in Sight
Dec 2nd, 2005 at 5:56 am by Susie
It is a good winter to be a free-agent reliever, and Tom Gordon became the latest to capitalize yesterday. Gordon, who pitched in nearly half the Yankees’ games the last two seasons, agreed to terms with the Philadelphia Phillies on a three-year, $18 million contract last night.
A person involved in the negotiations confirmed the agreement and was granted anonymity because he could not otherwise speak about a deal that was not yet official. The person said Gordon would take a physical for the Phillies tomorrow to complete the deal.
The guy’s 38 years old! A 3-year contract?